The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 16, 2096
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
7:12 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2150
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 149.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 50m / -9.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.74° / 2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.65° / -2.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.68° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.